§ Mr. L. BOYCEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty which of the six Dominions maintain their own navies and the size of such navies; and if he will state the amounts paid annually by the different Dominions to the British Government in respect of Imperial defence?
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Mr. ALEXANDERI would refer the hon. Member to pages 292–297 of the February issue of the Navy List for the particulars requested in the first part of the question. As regards the second part, none of the Dominions makes any contribution in cash to the United Kingdom towards the cost of naval Imperial defence, except New Zealand, which is making a contribution towards the cost of the Singapore naval base, the total amount for the current financial year being £125,000.